Cameras / Rhode Island / Providence
License plate readers in Providence, RI
Volunteers have documented 90 automated license plate readers inside Providence. No other Rhode Island city in this index has more, and Providence alone accounts for 27% of every reader documented in the state. At 4.9 per square mile it is more densely covered than 88% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 98% — are Flock Safety units.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 13, 2026.
90
readers documented
4.9
per square mile
1st
of 6 indexed Rhode Island cities · 168th of 2,395 nationally
27%
of Rhode Island’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 78 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (11), street lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 18.4 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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